About This Item

  • Call NumberDODG_0154
  • TitleJust what the "doctors" ordered
  • SummaryBrooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine playing on the sofa with his two sons. Caption: "Just What the 'Doctors' Ordered: Carl Erskine's two sons -- 21/2-year-old Gary (left) and 4 1/2-year-old Danny -- are determined to see that the Dodger pitching ace is in prime shape for the World Series opener against the Yankees. Gary examines his dad's eyes while Danny applies the stethoscope and feels the pulse on Carl's day off from work yesterday."
  • Date1953
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: Sep. 22, 1953; "Eagle Sports Photo by Mickey Senko"; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Retouched ; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorSenko, Mickey
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectErskine, Carl -- Family ; Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) ; Baseball players -- New York (State) -- New York ; Fathers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Sports: Baseball: Dodgers: Erskine, Carl: Family